Today in class, following a heated vote and a bit of romanticism, the class got somewhat more involved as we began to discuss pleasure and whether or not it is okay to pay for it. We say yes!
Since the beginning of time, people have been striving to entertain others in some capacity. These people work hard to make a product or performance that is enjoyable for the masses and their hard work and long hours should be compensated. From artists to prostitutes, these pleasure providers need to be paid for their dilligence and talent.
Which brings us to another point, the audience members expect certain emotions and feelings to be evoked when entering their chosen entertainment venue. They go into these things wanting these experiences to be fulfilling to their expectations and if it means paying for it, so be it, they are paying for what they believe will be a worthwhile time that might possibly have them traveling on an emotional roller coaster...and they will like it.
Speaking of roller coasters; picture a long line ahead of you and behind you. There are children crying and music blaring around you. But all that you are focusing on is the adrenaline pumping through your body as you eagerly anticipate your turn on the thrill machine. Overhead, you hear rumbling and the ground beneath you is shaking as current riders scream past you doing a 360 degree flip hundreds of feet in the air. A smile creeps across your face as you are pleased already with your decision to come to an amusement park that would not be the same without the thrill of the rides and the smell and taste of the food, the trill of laughter, the wind in your hair as you soar at 100 miles per hour. This is what people pay for...for their senses to be stimulated at all times of their entertaining period.
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I definitely think that paying for pleasure is a good thing. I think finding enjoyment in the world is a Christian appropriate thing to do. However, my question is, when does it become wrong? If media texts can be used pornographically, can't then entertainment be used gluttonously?
I think that anytime you use money or anything to pay for a kind of pleasure to have fun, ok. But when you abuse a pleasure (heavy drinking, porn, prostitution) these are all forms that take the place (or try to) of a void. If someone is searching for something to cling to, and they need God's love, they might try to fulfill it with false love or false joy, which is what we see in "inappropriate" forms of media. Also, chick flicks and romance novles can be the prostitution and porn for females. Instead of wanting physical pleasure, woman crave the set ups and situations of people who they think are in better situations them themselves instead of relying on God
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